Soup

Panera Copycat Broccoli Cheddar Soup in less than 30 minutes! All of your favorite veggies in one cheesy delicious soup. If you love Panera, you’re going to love making this soup at home. Panera Broccoli Cheddar Soup is filling and cheesy but not the gloppy-overly-salty-processed-cheese type of soup you find in so many restaurants. Most of… Read More

Instant Pot Sweet Potato & Black Bean Chili is healthy, hearty and will warm you up on cold winter days! Filled with sweet potatoes, black beans, corn and just the right spices and herbs to make your taste buds happy… Born and Raised… I was raised on sweet potatoes. My mom is Okinawan and absolutely… Read More

Halloween Dinner was a fun tradition while our kids were growing up! Soup was always on the menu before heading out the door to trick or treat. This spooky Halloween dinner is easy to put together, with no need to purchase extra decorations- just gather items already in your closet and home! I’ve included instructions… Read More

20 Minute White Chicken Chili is one of the most satisfying and easiest recipes to make on ABK. If you have 20 minutes, a soup pot, and can squeeze a lime you’re in business. Serve with anything from bread to tortilla chips, it’s a complete meal in a bowl! 20 Minute White Chicken Chili has… Read More

Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup is warm and comforting, and filled with hearty chicken, loads of noodles, and chunky veggies. Best of all, it’s homemade and takes fraction of the time of Classic homemade Chicken Noodle Soup. Perfect for dinner anytime of the year! Soup for the Soul Chicken Noodle Soup is one of those dishes… Read More

It’s soup time! Soup weather is the best weather, do you agree? Soup is one of my favorite things to cook because it’s easy and filling, and can most of the time be made in just a few minutes. Homemade Cafe Rio Chicken Tortilla Soup is one of our favorites! I love the flavors in… Read More

If you’re looking for a quick and easy dinner to serve this fall and winter season, this is it. Instant Pot White Cheddar Potato Soup is warm, comforting, and ready in no time. It’s perfect for busy weeknights and filled with a delicious blend of sharp white cheddar and savory potato. Let’s Talk About SOUP… Read More

Lemon Chicken Soup is a fun twist on the usual chicken noodle combination. The lemon gives this soup a tangy flavor that everyone loves! I have yet to meet a person who doesn’t love this unique soup. I first posted this in 2008 and gave it a little update with new photos recently. I was… Read More

No Soak Instant Pot Chili is a family-friendly, soon to be favorite in your home! This recipe makes use of small red beans in your dry food storage, without the need to soak the beans for hours. I love the Instant Pot for cooking dried beans. Using the Instant Pot eliminates the necessity of soaking beans… Read More

There’s nothing like a big pot of stew for dinner on a cold day. Instant Pot Beef Stew is a meal everyone can make. If you can chop, you can make this recipe! Whenever I read a recipe for “easy” beef stew, I wonder, is there any other type of stew? Stew has been around… Read More

No Soak Instant Pot Black Beans will change the way you look at cooking beans. No more thinking ahead so you can soak the beans overnight. Just place the beans in the pot and let the magic happen! king of beans without a recipe Our friend Eric is the King of Black Beans. He’s famous… Read More

Southwest Soup is a recipe every busy person should have Pinned on their dinner board. It’s a quick and easy meal that everyone in the family will love. Southwest Soup takes just a few minutes to put together and can be made in the crockpot as well as on the stove top! We are huge… Read More

I have a few recipes that are on our regular rotation when I need to make dinner in a hurry. Chili with Brats is on the list. It’s quick and easy and everyone loves it. You can make it with or without the Brats, and it makes a mean pot of leftovers too! My first… Read More

Christmas is the most magical time of the year! There are so many reasons to love this season. I love the lights we see everywhere at Christmas time. The lights reminds us of Jesus Christ, who is the light and life of the world. I’d love to give you a few ideas to Light the… Read More

One Pot Butternut Squash Soup can be made in less than thirty minutes and tastes like soup you order in a high end restaurant. The butternut squash is cooked in the pot, along with apples and onions to make this simple soup rich and flavorful and perfect for your holiday table. Do you serve soup… Read More

Turkey and Fresh Veggie Chili is a one pot wonder! Quick and easy and healthy too. Gluten free, dairy free and a great way to cut back on red meat, but still enjoy a filling meal. Sugarbuttereggshamturkeypiecookiescookiescookiescandygravymashedpotatoesrollschocolatenutspumpkin is where I was living for the past two months. It’s time to make an effort to eat… Read More

This Loaded Baked Potato Soup in Bread Bowls is the perfect meal for your trick or treat night! It’s always easier to get your kids to eat on Halloween night if you have a tradition of making something fun to eat. I love this Loaded Baked Potato Soup because it’s a quick, easy, filling and… Read More

Just after Christmas, we headed to one of our favorite places on earth, Mexico. Or as my friend Mel calls it “my Mexico”. It was 7 days of post-holiday bliss. Our days went like this: sleep in huevos for breakfast with guac pool beach quesadillas for lunch with guac nap beach pool walk on beach… Read More

Sometimes, I get funny little texts or emails or phone calls from friends about cooking. My friend Jo sent me this text a few days before Christmas: Dear Si, I need new soup recipes. Please. Help soon. A month and a half later, I’m coming to her rescue. Good thing she didn’t fall into quicksand. Dear… Read More

Every year on Halloween, it was a trick to get the kids to eat real food before going out in the neighborhood to collect treats. My rules on Halloween (besides stay in the neighborhood, don’t run, say “thank you” after screaming trick or treat, and don’t eat the candy till we inspect it). Those were… Read More

Martha knows how to do soup and this recipe for Butternut Squash Soup with Bacon is no exception. Bacon you say? Best condiment ever for Butternut Squash Soup! Fall = temperatures dropping, leaves turning, FOOTBALL. Oh, that game last weekend.GO UTES!!And then there’s soup. There’s something therapeutic about simmering soup on a cool day. Does… Read More

Some days are made for stew. Yesterday was one of those Boy Scout Stew days. It was the first snow here. Yikes. October 23. While I’m not a huge fan of eating stew, I do like to make it. Something about chopping, mixing and having the aroma slowly fill your house on a cold day…. Read More

Kari Cutler made this delicious Healthy Chicken Tortilla Soup at a South Fork class in February. The prep work is done the day or night before. Perfect recipe for Soccer (or baseball) Moms. Have a great weekend! Kari’s Healthy Tortilla Soup Kari Cutler print recipe The day or night before serving: 2 cups dried beans (black beans,… Read More

Soup. I love it because it usually takes 30 minutes or less, prep-to-table and I can throw together some buttermilk biscuits or simple cornbread muffins while the soup is cooking. Vegetarian Minestrone Soup is a combo of some of my favorite Minestrone recipes. Dinner doesn’t get much easier than this. Remember that “New Beginnings: College… Read More

My Secret Recipe Club assignment this month comes from Indian-Leigh at A Vegan Obsession. Now I’m sure I am about as far as anyone can possibly get from being a Vegan. How in the world would I find a recipe to cook on this site?? I looked and looked. In the end, I went with… Read More

The weather is finally taking a turn for below 80 degrees here. It seemed like we waited for summer FOREVER. In the end of August summer disappeared, then BAM! September rolled around, and it seemed like it was July again. Crazy. Anyway, this week, the leaves are turning, the air is crisp and it feels… Read More

I still remember the first time I had Gazpacho. I was a senior in high school ( um, yes THIRTY years ago). I was with my friend Victoria, who was a waitress at Ericksen’s restaurant. Unless I am imagining this, I believe the whole name of the restaurant was” Ericksen’s on the… Read More

Do you ever feel totally guilty about throwing out the bone that is in the middle of your Honeybaked Ham after the holidays? I do. Not surprising, since Guilt is my middle name. My mom always made my Dad’s Favorite Navy Bean Soup after Christmas and/or Easter with the leftover ham and of course, the bone…. Read More

French onion soup. How many people say it’s their all time favorite soup? Creating an outstanding French onion soup experience (in my opinion) includes: home made broth; deep, dark caramelized yellow onions; good quality baguette (preferably stale); and the best Gruyere cheese you can buy. Now, I know you are going to look at this… Read More

One day my neighbor, who is an expert gardener, came over and saw that I had three Butternut Squash centered on my table with ribbons tied around the stems. He laughed when I told him I had never cooked Butternut Squash, only used them as table decorations. I have since reformed and cooked this funny… Read More

Martha’s Fresh Tomato Soup with Parmesan Chive Croutons My sweet friend Melanie gave me a big box of tomatoes fresh out of her garden yesterday. Joy! Happiness! More tomato toast! More BLT’s! Now I can pretend it’s still summer, and enjoy these gems. I had this tomato soup a few years ago at a Recipe… Read More

When my kids were little, and their favorite holiday was Halloween, I thought- if I make something the kids really like, they will actually eat dinner before they go out and fill up on sugar. They all loved home made chicken noodle soup and scones. So began the tradition. I don’t use a recipe- just… Read More